Elgin May Market Day Promises Busy Horse Trade
Elgin hosts market day on May 28 1805 with Dawn and committee led events. Buyers from Chicago St Paul Omaha St Louis Cedar Rapids and others target 1000 horses 25 loads of cattle and butcher stock. Spring prices rise with strong demand as farmers prepare for harvest and a public dance follows after selling concludes.
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Thivalay
Thia
Italin
Lerses
Tln
Chicago
Autophy Pinay
Yorkel
West Bath
Juorsa Mirkub
Cooper
Horsea Union Stork Yards
Iria
Deme
Alina
Willesey
Milaly
Elgin
St. Paul
Onaba
Joe
St. Louis
Winans City
Cedar Rapids
Urea
Woptogrim
Bey Sonvat
Jonxsyn
Secratery
Tok
Factory Opening Sparks Legal Dispute In Minnesota Link
Peter Dix, a Minnesota gardener who leased fifteen acres near Beito, sued a local factory after its plans to open a plant disrupted his season. The company denies liability, while Dix seeks compensation for ground preparation and other costs.
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Eninary
Pendeneu Phiyuri
Ayacitator
Lave
Peter Dix
Minnesota
Tonatoca
Ias
Dix
Tonaia
Men of Little Knowledge Debate Deep Questions
A fragmentary discussion contrasts Bishop Lycurgus and Cole with earlier rulers, noting how those least informed often claim the most authority and spend their time voting, while true understanding is scarce. The piece hints at widespread skepticism toward public discourse in neighboring towns.
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Lycurgus
von Mengy
Bishop
Cole
Printer's Parlance Confuses Typeface Origins
A note from the shop discusses the “symby” seen in Xs and contemplates two nickname faces from Nash. The writer muses on whether these types are used in bastard boe ia to justify with other fonts and push a preservative agenda for future mankind.
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X's
Nick
Nash
Kipling to Return to Cosmopolitan for May Issue
Kipling plans articles for The Cosmopolitan May issue from Indie. The edition promises fifty two original drawings by Moran and others, with numerous illustrations and reproductions, plus fiction by Hopkinson Smith and others.
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Rudyard Kipling
Indie
Commopalitan
Edin
Kipling
Fountain
Thomas Moran
Rockies
Thomas Storan
Olver Hertford
Day Beard
W. M. Eaton
F. @. Attwood
F.O. Small
Lis
J.A. Dolph
Rosisa Emmett Sherwood
Cosmopolitan
F. Hopkinson Smith
Gunray Koble
W. Clark Russell
Edggar
W. Nye
J. G. Crawford
Alnaworth Printer Offers Wide Range of Printing Services
A historic note describes Alnaworth The Printer Guoaran The Eero office 18 as able to type, press, paper attack and bindery maid handling any printing job from chief est standard fice type to pieces that left competition. It mentions Arxeworth Tin Patkitek Guananrees as references.
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Eero
Guananrees
Excursion Fare Announcement Across Multiple Regions
A limited sale offers a round trip fare on the Burlington Cadur Rapidia and Northern Railway lines. Valid May 21 and June 11 to all points in the northwestern lawn region, southwestern Minnesota and South Dakota west of Town Falls, plus Arkansas Colorado Miransas Nebraska Texas Wyoming Idaho New Mexico Utah and much of the listed territory. Tickets valid 20 days from sale with simple return. Contact nearest railway agent for details.
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Burlington
Cadur Rapidia
Raihway
Lawn
Minnesota
South Dakota
Town Falls
Arkansas
Colorado
Miransas
Nebraska
Texas
Wyoming
Idaho
New Mexico
Utah
Bearded Wonders of Old World and Missouri Strength
A fragment describes men with extraordinary beards, noting a Missouri man whose beard exceeds seven feet and comparing him to a longer bearded count from Odessa. It recounts Jewish men in Odessa and St. Petersburg boasting long beards, an ex-governor’s misinterpreted order, and a prisoner released after a year with a warning to reform.
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Peter
Teast
London
Missouri
Larow
Samsot
Oderssit
St. Petersburg
Odessa
Ireland
China
Yale
Boston
New York Sun
Misjudged Generals and a Sherman Anecdote
An anecdote from Shen nits Martel through the South describes General Sherman allegedly sleeping drunk beside a road on the Rosava battle day. A soldier questions the scene, the orderly asserts the general is sober, and the tale warns against judgment of leaders based on appearances.
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Rosava
Sherman
Tank
Gen. Sherman
Gen. Sheruan
Home Gymnasium Advice and Quips on Language
A Victorian style excerpt discusses exercises to improve posture and chest expansion using pulley weights, dumbbells, Indian clubs, and wooden dumblylal devices, with cost notes and daily routines. It also includes anecdotes about usage of exclamations like awful, jolly expressions, and flirtations with language, noting school mistress remarks and a Notes and Queries quip.
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Boston Advertiser
Nise
Mina
Mr. Norris
Countess Radon
Fendenin
Indy
Very Punctual. Jimson-Is Mr. Noodles in
A fragmented scene shows a character impatiently awaiting someone named Mr. Noodles or Min TF. The dialogue hints at punctuality, a potential money exchange, and a rush to meet a ten o'clock promise amid timing pressure.
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Jimson
Mr. Noodles
New York
New Home for the Czar May Be Establishment at Kiev
A London Spectator writer argues the Russian ruler may move the imperial capital from St Petersburg to Kiev on the Dnieper. He cites health, climate, climate, administrative convenience, and the railway hub as reasons, noting Kiev’s suitability and ancient monuments as proof of readiness.
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Wonith
Kitt
London
Russia
Empire
Klef
Dnieper
Nova
St. Petersburg
Kleff la Fe
Constantinople
Erar
Kleff
Old City
Fireside Hero Dog in Macon Saves Family and Infant
A Macon Georgia house fire features a heroic St Bernard who woke the family by barking and guided cattle to safety before perishing trying to reach the cradle. The infant had already been removed, but the dog’s sacrifice saved others in the home.
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Macon
St Bermard
Evrybody
Denning on Glorious Time at Gayboy’s Evening
A fragmentary exchange quotes Denning and He-Glorious discussing a pleasant evening at Gayboy’s. The dialogue hints at gendered perceptions and recollection of events without clear context or full narrative.
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Gayboy
Woman Will and Daughters of the Revolution Membership Clash
Mrs Brown notes the Daughters of the Revolution refused Mrs Soightly entry, while Mrs Jones says she will form a rival society if needed to mobilize support. The exchange hints at political maneuvering and possible organizational splits.
The Winning Hand She Poem Exchange
A brief exchange about a hand of cards features playful dialogue between two lovers with a quip about having four aces. Sources credit Raymond's Monthly for the line.
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Raymond's
A Queer Burglar Trap and French View on Education
A New York Sun excerpt recounts a burglar’s failed attempt using a corded pocket trap that ensnares him, with vivid detail of the thief’s misjudgment. It then contrasts French distinctions between Instruction and Education, arguing French mothers shape daughters' education at home, emphasizing conduct, manners, and breeding.
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Moyeelf
New York Sun
France
Price
Katharine de Morest
Fu Sevibuer
Clermont Bone Hotel Promoted as First Class Hostelry
The Clermont Bone in Clermont Iowa is described as a first class hostelry conducted in the meat thorough and approved manner and urged as a stop for travelers visiting the city.
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Clermont
Iowa
Fair Store Ad Claims Best Value in Fayette County
An Elgin advertisement proclaims one dollar buys more goods at The Fair than any other Fayette County store. It also notes the highest market price paid for eggs.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Eges
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